Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation explained

Airline:	flyCAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Fleet Size:	11
Destinations:	11
Iata:	BU
Icao:	DBP
Callsign:	AFRICOMPANY^[1]
Founded:	1991
Key People:	David Blattner Daniel Blattner
Bases:	N'djili Airport
Frequent Flyer:	Horizons
Website:	caacongo.com

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, branded as flyCAA, is a regional airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa.^[2]

History

Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) was originally founded in 1991 and started operations on 26 December 1992.^[3] In 2013, CAA merged with FlyCongo and formed flyCAA.^{[4] [5]}

In January 2016, the airline terminated their only international route to Johannesburg after failing to receive renewed traffic rights.^[6] In 2020, the airline acquired an Airbus A330-200 with the stated intention of flying to Brussels, Belgium which under current European Union restrictions would require CAA to operate the service using foreign registration and crew as FlyCAA has been banned in the EU.^{[7] [8]}

In 2024, flyCAA expanded its fleet with a leased Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo aircraft.^[9]

Destinations

According to the August 2013 timetable, flyCAA operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:^[10] As of 2024, they downsized their network to 18 routes between 11 destinations.^[2]

City	State	Airport
Beni	DR Congo	Beni Airport
Boende	DR Congo	Boende Airport
Bukavu	DR Congo	Kavumu Airport
Bumba	DR Congo	Bumba Airport
Bunia	DR Congo	Bunia Airport
Gemena	DR Congo	Gemena Airport
Goma	DR Congo	Goma International Airport
Isiro	DR Congo	Matari Airport
Kalemie	DR Congo	Kalemie Airport
Kananga	DR Congo	Kananga Airport
Kindu	DR Congo	Kindu Airport
Kinshasa	DR Congo	N'djili Airport base
Kisangani	DR Congo	Bangoka International Airport
Kongolo	DR Congo	Kongolo Airport
Lisala	DR Congo	Lisala Airport
Lodja	DR Congo	Lodja Airport
Lubumbashi	DR Congo	Lubumbashi International Airport focus city
Mbandaka	DR Congo	Mbandaka Airport
Mbuji-Mayi	DR Congo	Mbuji Mayi Airport
Tshikapa	DR Congo	Tshikapa Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of November 2024, the flyCAA fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[11]

flyCAA current fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	3	-	180
Airbus A330-200	1	-	406
ATR 72-500	1	-	70
ATR 72-500F	2	-	Cargo	both stored
Boeing 767-200BDSF	1	-	Cargo	leased from CAM
Fokker 50	3	-	50
Total	11	-

Former fleet

Previously, flyCAA also operated the following aircraft types:

flyCAA historic fleet

Aircraft	Introduced	Retired	Refs
Airbus A321-200
Fokker 100
McDonnell Douglas MD-81
McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Accidents and incidents

• On 1 April 1997, a Convair CV-580 (registered 9Q-CRU) was destroyed at Tshikapa Airport when it overshot the runway and hit an embankment following a failed take-off abortion. There were fourteen occupants on board the scheduled flight to Mbuji-Mayi.^[12]
• On 18 November 1999, another CV-580 (registered 9Q-CEJ) had to be written off following an off-airport emergency landing near Tshikapa due to an engine failure that had been encountered shortly into the flight to Kananga.^[13]
• On 19 November 2009, Flight 3711 from Kinshasa overran the runway upon landing at Goma Airport. Of the 117 occupants on board the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 registered 9Q-CAB, around 20 were injured.^[14]
• On 2 January 2010, a cargo-configured Boeing 727 (registered 9Q-CAA) veered off the runway during an emergency landing attempt in heavy rain at N'djili Airport. Previously, the pilots had reported a loss of hydraulic pressure.^[15]
• The only fatal accident involving an aircraft of Compagnie d'Aviation Africaine occurred on 4 March 2013, when a Fokker 50 (registered 9Q-CBD) crashed near Goma International Airport. Of the nine people who had been on the flight from Lodja, six were killed.^[16]

See also

• List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of companies based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Information about Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation at rzjets.net. 20 May 2013.
2. https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/CBU ch-aviation.com - flyCAA
3. Endres, Günter, ed. (2012). "World Airlines". Flight International. Reed Business Information Ltd. p. 49
4. Web site: FlyCAA . Airline History . 10 February 2022.
5. Web site: AeroTransport Data Bank. 6 June 2015.
6. Web site: 8 January 2016 . Congo's flyCAA ends international flights . 2023-02-01 . ch-aviation.
7. Web site: Mobility and transport . 2023-02-01 . transport.ec.europa.eu . en.
8. Web site: Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation mulls flights from Kinshasa to Brussels. 4 November 2020.
9. https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/142828-dr-congos-flycaa-inducts-first-b767-200-freighter ch-aviation.com - DR Congo's flyCAA inducts first B767-200 freighter
10. Web site: Timetable (6 August 2013). Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation. 1 September 2013. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195638/http://www.caacongo.com/horaire_06_aout2013.pdf. dead.
11. https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Compagnie%20Africaine%20Aviation.htm airfleets.net - COMPAGNIE AFRICAINE AVIATION FLEET DETAILS
12. Web site: Ranter . Harro . 1 April 1997 . ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CRU Tshikapa Airport (TSH) . 6 June 2015.
13. Web site: Ranter . Harro . 18 November 1999 . ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 9Q-CEJ Tshikapa . 6 June 2015.
14. Web site: Ranter . Harro . 19 November 2009 . ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) 9Q-CAB Goma Airport (GOM) . 6 June 2015.
15. Web site: Ranter . Harro . 2 January 2010 . ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231F Super 27 9Q-CAA Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH) . 6 June 2015.
16. Web site: Ranter . Harro . 4 March 2013 . ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9Q-CBD Goma Airport (GOM) . 6 June 2015.